Category Archives: Sherman County

Goodland’s post office at 124 E. 11th looks far too solid to have moved around to three communities. But looks can be deceiving. The post office was in Gandy first, then moved to Sherman Center before finally settling in Goodland. Gandy receives Sherman County’s first post office Felix T. Gandy applied for a post office…

The wandering school bell For 42 years, the Central School Bell called children throughout Goodland. “It’s time for school,” it said. But when the old Central School was torn down to make room for the new playground, the bell took a little trip — to Topeka, where it played a tiny part in the Cold…

“Old Engine 99“: Rescued from a pile in the salvage yard The television show Antiques Roadshow often features valuable items which have been rescued. That’s “Old Engine 99″‘s story. Goodland Public Library’s stained-glass window, often called “The Railroad Window”, survived a trip to the salvage yard to shine in the library at 812 Broadway. Railroad connects…

The mysterious Kansas Room painting Turn left at the Goodland Public Library‘s check-in desk at 812 Broadway. Go all the way to the back to find the Kansas Room, then look to the left to see the oil painting, “The Gleaners”. It covers nearly the entire west wall. The painting is a copy of Jean-François Millet’s painting,…

Chambers Park holds unveiling for “Picnic in the Park“ Cally Krallman‘s painting on an easel in Chambers Park was unveiled (PDF) June 28, 2014. The painting portrays a couple from bygone days enjoying a picnic in Chambers Park. Victory Fountain and the Ennis-Handy House stand in the painting’s background. Krallman is a 1977 Goodland High School graduate. The…

A new school in a hard time Goodland Junior-Senior High School’s current building at 1209 Cherry was constructed in 1937, in the middle of the Great Depression, by the Public Works Administration (PWA). PWA was a New Deal project that employed people on public works projects. PWA was employing 493 men in Sherman County while the…

Goodland shows the way to equal voting rights The fight for women’s voting rights in Kansas was a slow process. The march to equal voting rights lasted from 1861 to 1920, with many halts along the way. Goodland helped show the way when its citizens — including women — voted for a library tax in…

If you like Pablo Picasso’s works, come to Gulick Park in Goodland to see the Picasso-like “The Big Rooster“. Local artist Brian Freeman painted the work in 2011. “The Rooster” was the first painting in Goodland’s Art in the Parks program. One of the best times to see the painting is the annual concert in the park. Each…

Continuing with the Giant van Gogh Painting’s precedent, other parks in the City of Goodland feature smaller artworks on easels. Local artists created each of these works. Goodland High School art classes created “Arapahoe Sun” in 2012. The students worked under the direction of their teacher, Jeff First, and Big Easel Project creator Cameron Cross. Cross had…